in a/the current

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Being within the flow of the current.

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Examples (10)

  • The boat was carried along in the current.
  • The swimmer struggled after getting caught in a strong current.
  • Leaves and twigs drifted lazily in the gentle current of the stream.
  • Even experienced kayakers can find themselves in trouble in a treacherous current.
  • The message in a bottle was swept away in the ocean current.
  • We felt the pull of the water while standing in the fast-flowing current.
  • He lost his footing and was briefly pulled under in the powerful current.
  • The research buoy transmits data while floating in an Atlantic current.
  • It's dangerous to swim here because you can get trapped in an offshore current.
  • Fish often rest in the slower current behind large rocks.